diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilter.java
index 74496c0..dd6f4a2 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilter.java
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.servlet.*;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Filters that redirects to the supplied url based on an exception.  Exceptions and the urls are configured via
  * init filter name/param values.
- * <p>
+ * <p/>
  * If there is an exact match the filter uses that value.  If there's a non-exact match (i.e. inheritance), then the filter
  * uses the last value that matched.
- * <p>
+ * <p/>
  * If there is no match it will redirect to a default error page.  The default exception is configured via the "defaultErrorRedirectPage" property.
- *  
+ *
  * @author Scott Battaglia
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  * @since 3.1.4
- *
  */
 public final class ErrorRedirectFilter implements Filter {
 
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public final class ErrorRedirectFilter implements Filter {
         final HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
         try {
             filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
-        } catch (final ServletException e) {
-            final Throwable t = e.getCause();
+        } catch (final Throwable e) {
+            final Throwable t = extractErrorToCompare(e);
             ErrorHolder currentMatch = null;
             for (final ErrorHolder errorHolder : this.errors) {
                 if (errorHolder.exactMatch(t)) {
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ public final class ErrorRedirectFilter implements Filter {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine which error to use for comparison.  If there is an {@link Throwable#getCause()} then that will be used. Otherwise, the original throwable is used.
+     *
+     * @param throwable the throwable to look for a root cause.
+     * @return the throwable to use for comparison.  MUST NOT BE NULL.
+     */
+    private Throwable extractErrorToCompare(final Throwable throwable) {
+        final Throwable cause = throwable.getCause();
+
+        if (cause != null) {
+            return cause;
+        }
+
+        return throwable;
+    }
+
     public void init(final FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
         this.defaultErrorRedirectPage = filterConfig.getInitParameter("defaultErrorRedirectPage");
 
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilterTests.java b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilterTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b79daf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/test/java/org/jasig/cas/client/util/ErrorRedirectFilterTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.jasig.cas.client.util;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockFilterChain;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockFilterConfig;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public final class ErrorRedirectFilterTests {
+
+    private static final String REDIRECT_URL = "/ise.html";
+
+    private ErrorRedirectFilter errorRedirectFilter;
+
+    private FilterChain filterChain;
+
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        this.errorRedirectFilter = new ErrorRedirectFilter();
+
+        final MockFilterConfig filterConfig = new MockFilterConfig();
+        filterConfig.addInitParameter(IllegalStateException.class.getName(), REDIRECT_URL);
+        this.errorRedirectFilter.init(filterConfig);
+        this.filterChain = new MockFilterChain();
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void noRootCause() throws Exception {
+        final MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+        final MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+        // this should be okay as the mock filter chain allows one call
+        this.errorRedirectFilter.doFilter(request, response, this.filterChain);
+
+        // this will fail as the mock filter chain will throw IllegalStateException
+        this.errorRedirectFilter.doFilter(request, response, this.filterChain);
+
+        assertEquals(REDIRECT_URL, response.getRedirectedUrl());
+
+    }
+}